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@@ -11,13 +11,16 @@ The first packet will be displayed with it's index number for example:
 `S: 18939904`
 
 Each packet received thereafter will be represented by one of the following characters:
-
+```
  ! : Packet with the correct next index sequence.
  < : Packet index is less than the previous index.
  > : Packet index is greater than the previous index.
+```
 
 When the size of the packet changes this will be represented by "PS[new size]".
 
+Reporting of the average number of packets per second will be in the form "[Xpps]" every 5 seconds.
+
 Should the index ever be less than zero the end of stream will be reported with `EOS` followed by the last index.
 
 Example: